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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-04-23
BUSTER AND THE BEAR.
How Sagacious Dog Enabled His Master
to Dispatch Bruin.

How q Sagacious Dog Enabled His Master
to Dispatch Bruin.
While in Wyoming Territory last No
vember, John R. Rand, who resides near
Sundance, engaged in cattle raising and
farming, related to correspondent of the
st. Louis Globe Democrat his exciting ad-
venture with bear. We had finished sup
per, which had been prepared by Mrs.
Rand and her daughter, and were sitting
around cheerful fire of. burning pitch
pine when the old gentleman asked:
"Have you heard of the struggle had
with the big bear last week near that large
hill yonder, known as Cairo Mountain!
Well, I will have to commence way back to
make tenderfoot understand. It is the
custom of the few settlers here to lay up
their winters provisions in the meat line
in the fall, which consists of deer, bear,
antelope, mountain sheep, etc. When we
kill any thing we take out the entrails and
hang the carcass on tree, and on the
homeward journey gather 1T up. Well,
started out last week to kill some deer
afoot, as 1t was too rough to go any other
way. After awhile came upon the black
tails, shot one of them, took out it's entrails,
hung up the carcass, and started for
another Itraveled some distance, but be-
coming tired and disguised concluded to
return, get my deer, and proceed home. ]
knew the lay of the land and did not worry
much as to the safety Of my deer. Sudden
ly, however, my dog, Buster became
frightened and unruly, and, looking up,
observed bear of monstrous size
looking me straight in the eye. tried to
be cool under the circumstances, and en-
deavored to keep Buster back, in order to
determine on the best mode of attack.
Buster, however, had an idea of his own,
and commenced the battle at once. The
dog made bound for bruin, clinched and
over they went. Buster being in a critical
condition, first thought of shooting, but
knew that would be useless, if not danger
Gus, to any one with an old-fashioned rifle.
over the head with my gun, but, thinking
that might bend my gun-barrel, I con-
Guided to punch the bear behind, thinking
that might persuade bruin to loosen his
grip on poor Buster and give the dog bet
ter show. Instead of the bear doing as !
expected, the brute attacked me, and I inn
mediately skedaddled. Up the hill ran,
the bear after me, and Buster close on the
heels of bruin. The bear, should say,
chased me at the rate of fifteen miles an
hour for about a quarter Of mile. Twas
soon almost exhausted, and could feel the
bears breath close to my body every jump.
But Buster, being very cute dog, and
seeing my critical position, made a strong
effort to draw the BEARS attention the 9th
er way, and seized bruin by the hind leg
The excited brute Immediately turned on
Buster, which gave me the desired oppor-
tunity, and sent q bullet crashing through
bruin' 8 braln.'
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-04-23
QUEER AND QUAINT.

A N1NE-FooT coal vein has been struck
lear the surface at Greeley, Col.
The name Of woman who died in East
Freehold, N. j., the other day was Will
ampe Antonides.
A THIRTY-Two-FooT spruce log was re-
Gently sawed into boards in a Puget Sound
mill, and made 6, 400 feet of lumber with
out knot
The remarkable story comes from Col
orado that a flock Of snowed-under sheep
lived two weeks and grew fat feeding on
each others fleece.
THERE is rich man in the Black Hills,
says the Bismarck Times who dates the
beginning of his fortune from the day
when he sold his wife for $4,000.
In boring we'll near Pine Grove, Esmer-
aida County, New, steam of temperature
hot enough to cook potatoes was struck at
a depth of nearly sixty feet below the sur
face.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, has one of the wisest
Cinnamon in the world. He is laundry
man, and he has kept an advertisement
running in the local paper for fifteen
years.
SEVERAL books of county records in Iowa,
which had long been missing. were recent
~ found in Davenport saloon, where they
had been pawnel for liquor by former
official.
A CANAJoHAR1E editor has an eye to bus
mess. He offers his paper for year to
''the farmer who will lay tn; largest egg
on his editorial table," we'll knowing he
will get more than enough eggs to pay for
his paper.
Mr. D. MoNTz, of Louisville, has been
superintendent of a Methodist Sunday
school there for thirty years, and has in
this time been absent but five Sundays.
During the last twenty years he has been
absent but one Sunday.
A GEORGIA farmer named Britt, living
near Canton, Ca, has discovered on par
eel of land which he recently sold to
Philadelphia man a vein of garnet. The
stone is Of excellent color and almost en-
tirely free from other mineral substances.
. Mrs. SARAH BLAND, of Worthington,
Ind, claims to be the Oldest person in the
State. She was born in Virginia in 1882,
has borne eleven children, ten of whom are
living, and according to the Worthington
Times, has never been sick enough to call a
physician.
A LITTLE Philadelphia darby came into
his employers Office the other morning
grinning from ear to ear. 'sWhat's the
matter?" was asked ga ge'mun in de
seegar sto down de street TUX seegar box
am done broke it all over me head. Didn't
hurt me none, anyway, an he geb' me ten
cents not to cry"
The other day Prof. James G. May, Of
Salem, Ind, concluded that he had taught
long enough and closed his school He
chose as the day the tifty-eightb anniver-
sary of his marriage. He had been teach
ing for sixty five years, having spent H.
1872 days in the school room, and still, at the
age of 50, was an energetic and successful
teacher
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-04-23
A Chicago Girls Blue Eyebrows.

know a young lady-a very fair blond
who is in the habit of penciling her eye
brows, which are very light, says writer
in the Chicago Journal The other day a
friend called to take her for drive. She
was just making her toilet. Her room was
somewhat dark so she lit the gas and
hastily finished dressing. At the last
moment she remembered her eyebrows,
and picking up pencil gave them few
quick strokes; then tripped lightly down.
stairs. And it was not till they were well
down the boulevard that her escort ven-
tured to suggest that there seemed to be
something the matter with her eyebrows.
He handed her little pocket mirror, and
imagine her horror on seeing herself 70
fected with pair Of brows the color ot
indigo. She had gotten hold Of . blue
pencil
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-04-23
THE DEATH OF WINTER.

Pierced by the SUMS bright arrows, Winter lies
With dabbled robes upon tae blurred hill.
side;
Fast flows the clear cold blood; in vain he tries
With cooling breath to check the flowing tide
He family hears the footsteps OF fair Spring
Advancing through the woodland to the dell
Anon she stops to hear the waters sing,
And call the flowers, that know her voice full
well
All, now she smiles to see the glancing stream;
She stirs the dead leaves with her anxious
feet;
She stoops to plant the first awakening beam.
And wooes the cold Earth with warm breath.
ings sweet.
"Ah. gentle mistress, doth thy soul rejoice
To find me thus laid low? So fair thou artl
Let me but hear the music of thy voice;
Let me but die upon thy plying heart.
"Soon endeth life for me. Thou wilt be
blessed;
The Towering fields, the budding trees be
thine.
Grant me the pillow of thy fragrant breast;
Then come, oblivion, no more repine.''
Thus plead the dying Winter. She the fair,
Whose heart hath love, and only love to give
Did quickly lay her full warm bosom bare
For his cold cheek, and fondly Whispered:
Live
His cold, white lips close to her heart she
pressed;
Her signs were mingled with each breath he
drew;
And when the strong life faded on her breast
Her own soft tears fell down like heavenly
dew.
D, ye sweet blossoms Of the whispering lea,
We fair, frail chi.dl en- of the woodland wide,
Ye are the fruit OF that dear love which she
Did give to wounded Winter ere he died.
And some are tinted like her eyes of blue,
Some hold the blush that on her cheek did
glow.
Some from her lips have caught their scarlet
hue,
But more still keep the whiteness of the
snow.
Robert Burns Wslson, in Hdrper's Magazine
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-04-23

Bishop Seidenbush week ago Tuesday
ordained at the Cathedral, st. Cloud,
Bernard Sprell, Patrick Carrick, Daniel
M. Lynch. Meinard Rettermaier, Henry
Bargerdine, Abresius Rank and Oswald
Barren, deacons, previous to their ordin-
alton as Catholic priests.
Arrangements are being made by the
Catholic literary societies Of New York
City to entertain the Catholic Young
Mems National Union, which is to
hold convention in that city on May
25 and 26, in the Charlier Institute
building in Fifty-nint street. There
are about 100 local organizations in va
rious parts of the country and these
will be represented by about 200 dele
gates.
The appointment by the Pope of Car
dinal. Vannutelli as Secretary of State
in succession to the late Cardinal
Jacobini, brings America once more in
connection with the Holy See. The
new official is one of the few men about
the papal court who has visited the new
world, and these few seem destined to
play an important part in the control of
the future policy and destiny of the adj
ministration of the Church, the in
huence hitherto almost exclusively held
by the Latin races.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-08-05
A Patient Cured,

People who have to do with the hospital.
and many who do not, even in the way Of
charity, are aware that great many charac
ters apply for treatment when little or moth.
ing is the matter with them, In order TO gel
city hospital few days ago with a slight
scratch on his cheek, near one of his eyes.
The doctor in the accident ward on the left
hand side examined his case, and saw that
there was nothing the matter with the appli-
cant. He directed a nurse to bandage the
scratch, however; the man was put to bed and
given a good nights rest. Next morning the
doctor looked at the scratch again.
There's nothing the matter with you, my
man." said he; Il thInk you'd better get on
your clothes and go"
"Oh, doctor" moaned the pseudo-sufferer.
''You wouldn't send man in my condition
await Pm not fit to leave.h
The doctor passed on. When the head
doctor came he was told Of the case.
Gomez sail he I'VE will take care OF him.
Together the two men went to the bed. The
nurse removed the bandages and the head
doctor gravely examined the scratch near the
eve "Ah,n said he, "thls is very serious.
There is only one way to get this man up"
at is serious" assented the younger
doctor. He had found it serious.
II tell you what we Will do, said the head
doctor I'm order TO save this eve we will do
well to cut off the ear nearest"
"True," said the other; true. 1t would be
a very wise thing to do. We must perform
the operation when we return IL would be
better 10 cut off the ear than to sacrifice the
eyen They went TO the next ward.
This car the eyer' cried the patient ex.
citedly, as they passed out Of hearing "pll
let those fellows know it's my ear aud my eye,
and amt going to stay here to be bntchercd
by them Here, nurse, give me my clothesW
Boston Adlsyti,er.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-08-05

learn. The knowledge of the support.
ing power of water constitutes tho
ground work of all efforts in swim
ming, or in self-preservation from
drowning.
The best time of the day for swim
ming IS either before breakfast, be-
tween the hours of six and eight. or be-
tween eleven aud twelve o'clock in the
morning. No one should think of en-
tcring the water on full stomach. or
Immediately after dinner. and never
when overheated or exhausted by IA
tigue. 1t is well also to avoid it when
cold or with headache. Before bath
ing 1t is best to take moderate walk
of about mile. and while the system
is in glow, to undress quickly and
plunge in. 1t is bad to walk until the
blood is heated, then partially cool off
and afterward enter the water; many
have thus lost their lives. 1t is essen
tial that every one should be able not
only to swim but to swim well. for not
infrequently life may depend upon
the expertness of the swimmer. The
ability to take care of ones self and
aid others, when in the water is no
mean accomplishment -Americdn CuE-
hUator
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-08-05

| night The queen insisted that hers
should be by daylight and not later than
noon. and she stipulated also that rhere
should be nothing fame fnl about the
symbol for her iinger-''it must, she
said, "bo an ord nary wedding ring.
As at the coronation and AT her 9TH
er public appearances she had again
arranged that her dress should be of
home manufacture, aud from Il native
loom therefore came the white SATIN Of
of her marriage robe and from deft
fingers the lace with which it was trim
med and the vail that hung from her
head. She was attended by twelve
bridesmaids. After the ceremony the
queen walked down the aisle hand in
hand with her husband, "her eyes
much swollen with tears. but great
happiness in her eontenauce; and
when her look of confidence and COM
fort they walked away rs man and
wife was very pleasing TO sec"
Twenty years or so afterward came
the end of the life of happiness which
was the lot of the queen and her con-
sort. The death OF the prince and the
tender parting with the queen is thus
briefly told.
As the days passed the princes
physicians and his family began to
realize the danger he was in He him
self faced death without fear His
words werc IL am not afraid; | trust
am prepared" and the hymns he
loved particularly the Rock Of
Ages" were sung to him from time to
time at his own request. Ho was nurs-
ed with unwearied devotion by both
the queen and the Princess Alice, aud
to both--for he never wholly lost con-
seriousness he spoke many tender and
encouraging words. On the morning
of his death. Saturday, December II.
he spoke in German OF his ''dear aud
good little wife, the queen sitting by
him, and he laid his head upon her
shoulder Looking up 10 her tenderly,
he whispered: "Gutes Frauchen.
and the response came in the words of
the loved ones Fatherland. Noticing
aftcrward that the prince WAS wander
ing in his speech, her majesty whisper
ed 'Es ist klcins Frauchcn" CIT is
your little wife''), and the love of tho
husband was strong IN death. He turn
ed his head and kissed her cheek.
With this scene of cndearment the end
came.
As peacefully and beautifully as he
had lived the prince passed away. and
the queen, who but II few months be-
fore had lost her mother. could but say
in her agony, 81 have no one left to
call me Victoria now - Weekly Irish
Times
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-08-05
He Intends To Get His Supper.

Alfred is a youth of 8. verging upon
4, who is noted for the careful zeal
with which he keeps track of the recur-
ring meal times, as well as for general
intelligence.
The other day he remarked gravely
to his mother:
"Mamma, we'v all got to die"
"Yes, Alfred.
"But we'll get up againP"
eyes"
swell. when l die, I'm going to get
up again and get some supperH'
you may be trusted for that my boy.
if there's any supper to be had" said
his mother, - Boston Transcript
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-08-05
PnttYlS CnmnaIlY.

Patty l. llerson had very sweet, polite
manners; everybody said so.
If there was guest in the house,
Patty 81 pped out before breakfast and
cut rose to lay on her plate; if gen
| item an called to see her father on .
hot day. Patty went OIL, without being
| told, and returned with glass of cold
water; when her own Little visitors
came she did everything to make them
have good time, without seeming to
think about herself at all
| All this was very sweet in Patty; and
indeed. she was such an attractive little
girl, that hate TO tell you any ''draw
! backs about her.
Yet there was drawback. and as
Patty found il out herself. aud tried to
cure it, may be she wouldn't mind my
telling IT,
Aud il was this: Patty saved her best
manners for company. She was not
unkind to her little brothers and sisters.
but am obliged TO say she did not
concern herself much about their com
fort and pleasure.
One Summer, Mrs. Palmer, with
little daughter near Patty's age, came
to board in the villege, and Patty and
Rose Palmer became great friends.
Mrs. Palmer wasn't very comiorta-
BILE where she was sta, lng, and one
day she walked over to Mrs. Ellerson's
to see If that lady would take her to
board. She left Rose in the yard to
play with the children, while sho and
Mrs. Ellerson sat on the little vine
shaded porch, and talked 1t over.
When the arrangements had been
made, and it was settled that Mrs.
Palmer and Rose were to move over
the next week, the children were called
up, that the little friends might euioy
the prospect of being together But. to
everybody's surprise, impnlsive little
Rose cried out, 20 mammal | don't
want to live hercp
Her mother was distressed that she
should have made what seemed such
rude speech, but Mrs. Ellerson was
very wise about little girls. and putt ng
a loving arm about Rose, who at sight
of her mothers displeasure had begun
to cry, she asked her kindly what was
the reason she did not want to stay
with them.
After a moments hesitation. Rose
said simply that Patty was always nice
and pleasant when she came over to
see her, but she noticed that she was
sometimes cross W th Ella, her little
sister. "And / am fraid, continued
Rose, ''that if we come To live th her.
she will treat me as she does EllaP'
Now it was Patty's turn to cry, and
the little girls would have had sad
day, il mamma hadn proposed a dolls
tea party, and given them some bread
and preserves. That brought back the
sunshine.
Rose and her mother did come to
live Mt the Elerson's but not one cross
ward did Patty speak to the Little sisi-
tor all summer.
More than that she tried hard not to
be anything but polite to her own little
home people; and think she succeeded
for one tlav, when IL was Elias turn to
help mother wash the breakfast things,
she said ioyously; "Mtmma. we do
have such good times now; Patty treats
me just like company all the t mel =
S. S. Times
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-22
CHAMCERY SALE
REAL tSEATE.

No. 5053, r Char ce'y Court of Shelby
Coupty-State Of pessee, for use, etc.
vs.. X. Il hut CHI etGl.
10y virtue of An interlocutory decree for
ID sale entered in the above cause on the
18th day of January, 1895, M. B. 46, page 1872,
and renewed March %, 1887, will sell ct
public auction, to the highest bidder, in
front of the Clerk and Masters effice, court
house OF Shelby county, Memphis. Tenn, on
Saturday, May 2, 1857,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situatedin Shelby county, Tenn,
Lot in block "a, beginning on the west side
of Hernande street, at the northeast. corner
Of a Iotformerly owned by one SmOOt, be-
tween Beale and GayOr0 streets and the
southeast corner of a 10C feet lot owned BY
Dixon thence north 40 feet with the west
line OF fernando street; thence westwardly
and parallel with the south line of said 100
feet lot to Bayou Gayoso about $50 feet I;
thence southwardly with the meanders Of
said bayou to the south line Of said 100 feet
feet lot to the beginning.
Also lot u, block Al, and part of lot or
block 6, on the corner of Elliott and st. Mar
tin streets, fronting $50 feet on the east side
OF st. Martin street By $50 fact deep, (exceSt-
ing % feet front ON st. Martin street by ITO
feet deep, which is 81 feet south of L. b.
Eaton's lot; deed to J. p. Irrelevant Jure
4, l675. by Wn. Condor, to secure o. II.
Terms of sIe-on credit Of 6 months;
nete bearing interest wi ih security; lien re-
e tsi1 ned andsredenPtiOn barred. This April
s. 1, MCDOWELL, Clerk and Master.
By d. Il. Coleman, Deputy O. and NJ.
Il. III. * @. W. HeiBkell, solicitors.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-22

REAL ESTATE.

No. 1862, R,-Chancery Court Of Shelby
W. LedbettcT ct al.
DY virtue OF an interlocutary decree for
d sale, entered in the above cause on the
28th day of March, 1887, NJ. B. 81, page $40,
l will sell, at public auction, to the high
est bidder, in front of the CLERK and Masters
Office, at the Main street entrance Of the
courthouse of Shelby county, Memphis,
A'A Saturday, May z. 1887,
within legal hours, the following described
property, to-wit:
A certain tract ofland lying and being in
the county of Shelby and state of Tennessee
on the Memphis and Germantown plank
road, about ten miles from the city of Mem
phis and bSunde6 as follows: Beginning at
a stake at the northeast corner of a seven
acre tract heretofore conveyed by Schater
and wife and Mary G. Knapp and X. Il.
Stephenson, running thence north 81 chains
to a stake at the northeast 'rner of a p acre
tract, heretofore conveyed by same parties to
M. j. lac Strange; thence east 10 chains and
So links to n STAKE at the northwest corner OF
60 acre tract, conveyed by same parties TO
Ledbetter X GaynOr; thence south with the
west line OF said Le1better X GaynOr tract
IS chains and 58h links to n stake on said
plank road; thence west with said plank
road to the beginning. containing by esti-
mate about 81 acres.
The bidding will start at 1903, the raised
bid of 4. +. Cunningham.
Terms of Sale-0n cfe1 dit of seven months,
note bearing interest, with security, re-
1his April IA, 1887.
s. l. MCDOWELL, Clerk and Master.
By q =. Coleman, Deputy 9. and n.
sOlapp x Beard, solicitors.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-22

EtENtI LaE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-09
NEW 9 OF THE DAY.

Mr.. VIM. r. Hodges, brother of ex Mayor
Hodges, and g member of the firm of Hodges
Brothers, died at his home in Baltimore last
night, in the sixty third year Of his age.
At Tucson, Arizona, yesterday, Gen
Miles was presented with beauti ul sword
on behalf Of the citizens OF Arizona as q
token Of their gratitude for his services in
the campaign against the Apaches. Gen.
Miles made a graceful speech, expressing
his appreciation.
Van B. Prince has been convicted at
Charleston, W. Va, of forging pension
paper. He was q member of Company F.
Fifth Regiment, West Virginia Volunteers,
and pending mis- case he forged the name of
Lieut.. Haley to an affidavit, which forgery
was discovered by the government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-09

Yesterdays ELEcTIoN-The election
yesterday wac conducted orderly. though
- extraordinary interest was manifested by
bn,b narties, and Notwithstanding the State
Of large rolled up handsome majorities for
tba democratic candidates for the Legisla-
nrs-thst party having returned enough
osmbers to have working majorities in both
branches-Aexandria city and county was
destined to lose its efficient democratic dele
cate The city. however, went democratic
r. small majority, which was offset By
'5a large number Of colored votes cast in
,bs county for the republican nominee. It
FAMED that every individual who for the
,a.t wear or TWO harbored real or imagina-
r. Grievance against the democratic party
mada Yesterday the occasion to vent his
.ni,e by vieiug with republicans, readjusters,
d.couteuts and negroes 10 deprive Alexan
Jris Of her democratic representative aud
the honor OF furnishing the speaker for the
House of Delegates While every person
having the interest of the city and State at
heart aud who shuddered at the thought OF
having General Malone foisted upon the
Commonwealth ssaiD, hoped for the best, 1t
became avpsren; yesterday that Tue vote in
mi. city and county would be close, aad at
.pnAown. when tbs polls we're Closed, until
:,,ne time in the night. when the Jesuit was
snnoupced he city was 10 fever OF excite
,o.ot until the crdesl wa brought to close
hy the news from the county, which showed
that there tho republican can tlt!tta had
nolled lurger vote than Judge 5 uart The
following is tie official vote Of The city and